The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-01
c. NJ. DEPEW AT HOME.
LONDON IS A GREAT TOWN, BUT
NEW YORK is GOOD ENOUGH.


in Robust Health and Having a Fine
Politics and Railroads at Home
and Abroad.
From the Netc York Sun.
President Chauncey NJ Depew, of the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad,
arrived home yesterday in the German
steamship Elbe, from four months study
of ROYALTY and civilization in the old conn
try.
Mr.. Depew went at once with Mr.. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, who met him at the pier,
to his office in the Grand Central depot and
remained until 6 p M, bucking to business
and entertaining friends who called with
equal ease.
The first thing to meet his eye on his desk
was cartoon in Puck, printed in his alb
sence, and representing the Prince of
Wales arm in arm with Mr.. Depew ON one
side and Mr.. Blaine on the other side,
drinking champag ne and singing For He's
Jolly Good Fellow Mr. Depew laughs
as easily as he used to, and he laughed at
the cartoon, and then said seriously:
"Why shouldn't an American going to
Europe see the members of royalty! He
wouldn't naturally go to see Americans,
usually runs across over theres Where one
is admitted to the Inequalities of social life
in the Old World it Is an exceedingly de
Hghtful experience. There is no hospitality
more charming than that which is extended
to a guest IN the house of an English,
Scotch or Irish gentleman. Besides all
that, it is interesting, to me at least, to
study the kind of a man that grows up under
the best conditions of social and political
existence in the Old World just as | met
and studied the old Kaiser year ago, Ii met
this year and studied the Prince of Wales.
The Prince is witty in conversation, wherein
be differs from many other Enghshmen;
he has tact, wherein he also differs from
them and he likes to stand well with
America He has never forgotten the re-
ception he received here as a young man,
and he told me it was the finest ha ever had.
He never forgets that ne may become the
head of the British nation, and he is anxious
TO be well thought of by 10000, 900 Ameri-
cans. He is man of the world, and he has
many American characteristics He can
make an effective speech on any occasion,
and he studies to say what will take with
the audiences The Prince is we'll informed
too, as to American affairs. while not one
Englishman in a thousand has chance to
know anything about America from the
English newspapers. He gains this knowl-
edge by seeking the society of intelligent
much more at Homburg while sitting with
him over apollinaris and cigars in the moon
light on the terrace"
''How is the problem of home rule in Ire
land looked upon in EnglandW
ut is the sole topic talked about, where
politics are talkedsa all | was a guest at
great many tables in England, and almost
without exception | was called upon to
make an after-dinner speech and explain to
those present the American conception of
the meaning of home rule, and, most of all,
to explain why Americans to a man are in
favor of giving home rule to Ireland. | had
to tell my English friends that we are a COS
mopolitan nation, and that we take deep
interest in the home affairs of all VINO come
to us from abroad Tor liberty and III the
pursuit of happiness.
Political feeling in England" continued
Mr. Depew, lis exceedingly bitter, more
bitter than at any time since the repeal of
the corn laws, Tories are kept in power
only by the Liberal Unionists, while the re
markable spectacle is exhibited of Irish and
Liberal leaders speaking from the same
platform. The Irish and the English dem
ocracy have united. In many districts the
Tories have lost three-fourths of their
power, and new election will see triumph
for the Liberals and home rulen
What is the outlook for war between
France and Germany
France and Germany are shaking their
fists at each other. Each nation has all the
force in the army that can be gathered,
and.they are prepared to go to war to-nor-
row, but neither nation dares to make the
first onset. The truth is, they are afraid of
each other
Mr. Depew visited Paris, but he didn't
speak with enth asm of the French capital
Paris has ceased to be a centre of inter
est he said. London attracts the atten-
n world af atf
the fashionable people. Ladies go there to
get dresses, but London is cosmopolitan
city, and at the tables and in the drawing
rooms of the metropolis you are sure to meet
representatives of all the civilized nations
of the world"
You met Mr.. Blaine in Europe!"
Eyes, in Homburg Mr. Blaine is per-
fectly WE'LL but, like everybody else who
goes to Homburg, he takes the water cure,
and like most healthy people. he takes it to
get cured of the desire to get cured. Mr..
Blaine let me assure you, is not laying any
pipes for the Presidency of fixing conven-
tions or arranging delegates. He is per-
fectly satisfied with the situation, as it takes
care of itself. However, presume he feels
as every good American feels, that he could
Eot refuse SO honorable a nomination if it
should be rendered to him"
And that reminds me-" added Mr. De-
pew, that l have been mentioned or rather
there has been some talk about me, in reia-
ton to the Presidency, apparently during
the vacation term, but have never had an
aspiration i'll that direction. / am entirely
satisfied with the presidencies VIII ch have
held, and with the results already obtained
in regard to both profit and pleasure"
Mr.. Depew was inclined to laugh at the
idea of leaving his present very comforta-
BILE life for the White House, and preferred
TO talk of other matters. He was asked
about the Continental railway system, as
compared with the American, and said:
No one can study the railway system ON
the Continent without seeing the vices and
defects of governmental direction. Leaving
out the enormous factor of political power,
which hundreds and thousands of railroad
employees give to party in control of gov
ernment, the governmental railway once
finished is always the same railway. Under
our free railway system a railroad is never
finished. The railway which is owned by
government is managed by a Cabinet Min
lister, whose sole object is to extract enough
service from it to meet the obligations in
CURED in its purchase or its construction,
and then at the expiration of his term OF
office to pass it over in good order to his sue
cessor. He can't afford to try experiments,
90 test, and finally to adopt or reject
new inventions, or to build branch lines or
side tracks for the development OF new lo
calities or mines. The enormous develop
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